Press Releases
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier will host a town hall meeting in Pittsburg on Monday, November 9th, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. This is the ninth public forum hosted by Congressman DeSaulnier since taking office in January. Town halls are one part of DeSaulnier's efforts to be accessible to constituents. He is also holding mobile district office hours and listening tours across the district.
Washington, DC – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), joined by Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Mike Honda (CA-17), Jared Huffman (CA-2), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Scott Peters (CA-52) and 18 other California House Members, urged Governor Jerry Brown to address the unmet needs of California's nearly 300,000 homeless schoolchildren through the expansion of the School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund. The fund assists in providing basic material needs to homeless students.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Cheri Bustos (IL-17), alongside Representative Rick Crawford (AR-1), introduced bi-partisan legislation to promote transparency and accountability in federal highway investments by requiring states to prioritize projects based on performance standards.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman Mark DeSaulnier will continue to meet one-on-one with constituents during Mobile District Office Hours in Richmond, Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.Mobile District Office Hours are one part of Congressman DeSaulnier's efforts to be accessible to constituents. He is also holding town hall meetings and listening tours across the district.
Washington, DC — Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) reacted to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General's finding that the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) violated the Sunshine Act at a board meeting in Richmond, CA on January 28, 2015. The board was meeting to vote on the final report of CSB's investigation into the 2012 Chevron Richmond Refinery Fire.
Walnut Creek, CA – Congressman DeSaulnier announced he will be marking the 10th stop on his Education Listening Tour at Pittsburg High School this Thursday, October 15th. Earlier this year, DeSaulnier, who serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, launched the tour to discuss our education system and to hear firsthand from students, parents, educators, and school administrators. Congressman DeSaulnier plans to visit every school district in his Congressional district.
Washington, DC – Today, at an event at the University of California, Berkeley, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced the introduction of the "Student Borrower Fairness Act" (H.R. 3675). This bill decreases student loan interest rates by allowing borrowers to refinance their interest rates at the rate offered to banks by the Federal Reserve. The costs are offset by increasing corporate tax rates on companies that pay their CEO or highest paid employee more than 100 times the median compensation of all employees.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mark DeSaulnier led a letter signed by Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman and Brendan Boyle, all freshman members of the Transportation and Public Assets Subcommittee, calling on Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) to convene a hearing on the implications and consequences of Volkswagen's actions for American consumers and, to identify potential policy solutions for federal agencies to prevent similar egregious actions from occurring again.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) hails the $1.6 million in federal funds awarded to Contra Costa County's Zero Tolerance Initiative under the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) grants program for Comprehensive Services for Victims of All Forms of Human Trafficking. This funding will help Contra Costa County build on their human trafficking prevention efforts and better identify and serve the victims of human trafficking.
Washington, DC– Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) became the 218th cosponsor of the bipartisan "Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act" (H.R. 1610), introduced by Congressmen Ribble (WI-08) and Schrader (OR-05). The bill now enjoys bipartisan support from the majority of Members of the House of Representatives, which guarantees its passage should Speaker Boehner bring it to the floor for a vote.